diff --git a/lib/valkyrie/specs/shared_specs/storage_adapter.rb b/lib/valkyrie/specs/shared_specs/storage_adapter.rb
index 0c25ef55f..694849efe 100644
--- a/lib/valkyrie/specs/shared_specs/storage_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/valkyrie/specs/shared_specs/storage_adapter.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Valkyrie::Specs::CustomResource < Valkyrie::Resource
 
   it "can upload a file which is just an IO" do
     io_file = Tempfile.new('temp_io')
-    io_file.write File.read(ROOT_PATH.join("spec", "fixtures", "files", "example.tif"))
+    io_file.write "Stuff"
     io_file.rewind
     sha1 = Digest::SHA1.file(io_file).to_s